MTV.com News — Slim Thug, Too Short and other hip-hop heavyweights come out to party with Lil Wayne's producers.By Shaheem Reid Play N Skillz's Play Photo: MTV News DALLAS — Grammy partying has started almost a whole week early ... and it's not even in... more info

Pitchfork — Twitter: everyone's on it. Or so it seems. But while we can only read so many "it's fucking cold in NYC!!!" posts from (let's say) acquaintances, there's something magic about musicians we like documenting their every move in bite-sized, er, Tweets. ... more info

The Newsroom — Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow speaks out about the rumors that her marriage with Coldplay's Chris Martin is in trouble. more info

MTV.com News — Manager says singer will headline six-week theater run beginning in March or April.By Gil Kaufman Jennifer Hudson Photo: Andrew H. Walker/ Getty Images After her triumphant (albeit lip-synched) performance of the national anthem at Sunday'... more info

MTV.com News — Can the Best Rap Album favorite beat Coldplay for the top prize?By Shaheem Reid Lil Wayne Photo: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images The front-runner for Best Rap Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards is also a dark horse candidate to win Album of th... more info

People.com — The duo will join U2, Coldplay and Carrie Underwood at the Feb. 8 awards more info

Stereogum — For the latest dispatch from Coldplay's seemingly bottomless reservoir of Viva La detritus, Chris Martin passes the mic to drummer Will Champion and lets him have a moment out in front. It's not so much a Martin ego-check as a recognition that the... more info

MTV.com News — Taylor Swift, Ne-Yo, Jamie Foxx, Chris Brown, Adele and Sugarland also added to the lineup.By Gil Kaufman Kanye West and Estelle Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images Music's biggest night just keeps getting bigger. The 51st annual Grammy A... more info

MTV.com News — Taylor Swift, Ne-Yo, Jamie Foxx, Chris Brown, Adele and Sugarland also added to the lineup.By Gil Kaufman Kanye West and Estelle Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images Music's biggest night just keeps getting bigger. The 51st annual Grammy A... more info

Guardian Music — Coldplay may be back in the studio, starting work on their next album – but they're doing it without Chris Martin.The frontman, singer and lyricist has been barred from early recording sessions, with producer Brian Eno instructing the rest of ... more info